Newark Athletic Club maintains top spot in the track and field league

Newark Athletic Club’s Rob Lindsay just missed out on a personal best when he finished second in the 1,500m, at the Charnwood Open last week.

Last Sunday saw the penultimate meeting for Newark AC’s track and field league, which was held at Newark’s track.

The team is currently sitting top of the league after a great team performance in which many athletes competed in several events and not their preferred ones to get as many points as possible.

Joseph Monk – back after a period of injury – came third in the 400m A race in 56.1. Will Tucker was also third in the 800mA and 1,500m A races.

Oliver Crampton came second in the 5,000m A race running 17-10 with Tim Bagguley running second in the 3,000m steeplechase running 12-09.

Leo-Beck Austin – an under-17 athlete in his his first season competing for the club – picked up third place in the long jump with a distance of 5.46m and won the triple jump in 11.74m.

Martin Hayes and Craig Rodwell both helped the club pick up plenty of points between them in the throws.

Newark AC's men’s 4x100m relay team – consisting of Cameron Shivas, Leo-Beck Austin, Eric Unaigwe and Jason Ludlum – finished first in their race.

For the women’s team, Tilly Owen picked up lots of points for the club by competing in many of the women’s events, including winning the 400m hurdles.

Kim Etherington-Bates was second and third in the 1,500m and 3,000m.

Elsa Broadberry won the javelin with a fantastic personal best throw of 23.81m. She also came second in the shot, discus and hammer as the club’s A thrower.

Stephanie Wakefield made her debut in the adult league and her first year as an under-17, which means she has only just started throwing the heavier weights. She had an impressive first match, taking second place in the B throws for shot, discus and hammer.